Turkey vs Uganda: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Turkey
31.7%
in 2024
Uganda
30.9%
in 2024
Turkey rank
36th
Uganda rank
38th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Turkey
- Uganda
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 31.7% against 30.9% in Uganda, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.0% | 29.1% | 9.9% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 29.3% | 5.6% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 32.5% | 1.7% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 30.2% | 0.4% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 30.9% | 1.1% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Turkey or Uganda?
- Turkey, at 31.7% against 30.9% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Turkey and Uganda?
- 0.8%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Uganda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Turkey and Uganda rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Turkey ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 38th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.